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distinguishing good taliban versus bad taliban. selectivity is not just about the target or the insurgent group but also about the territory being contested. i believe hassan referred to the distinction between unsettled areas and this is something that resonates in terms of how pakistan calibrates territory. unsettled areas are expected to be lawless. there is a degree in which militancy or armed militias or the lack of state control and the lack of area control which is a non-term is acceptable and this is something we have a hard time grasping in united states or in the western world because our concept of the way -- is meant to be totaled and throughout the entire territory of the country and this doesn't exist in most areas of the world. it doesn't exist in india which is our democratic ally and a much more capable and stronger states of dispensing with that idea will help us understand where pakistan's state goes big for example in swat in terms of the man powered their concern about civilian casualties etc. versus in south w
distinguishing good taliban versus bad taliban. selectivity is not just about the target or the insurgent group but also about the territory being contested. i believe hassan referred to the distinction between unsettled areas and this is something that resonates in terms of how pakistan calibrates territory. unsettled areas are expected to be lawless. there is a degree in which militancy or armed militias or the lack of state control and the lack of area control which is a non-term is...
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the taliban says that the attack was in response to a u.s. drone strike from last month. sectarian violence led to dismissal of the local government back in january. the central government has taken over, but she a muslims say that they are still being attacked -- shia muslims say they are still being attacked. >> for these men, there are no words. again the community mourns. this time it was for a police officer who shot for being a shia muslim. according to one estimate, over the last 10 years nearly 3000 [indiscernible] shia have been killed in violent acts. every month, the violence continues. january 10, two massive bomb blasts ripped through the streets, killing over 100 people. 86 people have been found and their bodies have been buried, but 17 are still missing and locals say that they will never find them, that their bodies will disburse far too wide in the aftermath of the attack. the rebuilding and damage is still clear from the grief felt by this community. >> this family knows what loss feels like. they gathered for our camera, two generations gathered in gri
the taliban says that the attack was in response to a u.s. drone strike from last month. sectarian violence led to dismissal of the local government back in january. the central government has taken over, but she a muslims say that they are still being attacked -- shia muslims say they are still being attacked. >> for these men, there are no words. again the community mourns. this time it was for a police officer who shot for being a shia muslim. according to one estimate, over the last...
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as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year alone it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in eight this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags from a watchdog monitory bad aid they say there's no way of ensuring all this one is going to the right place or whose hands the cash is falling into and that it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening where former and. some have become very rich including western officials well most afghans have been left with nothing. many countries thrive on this war they make money there in their un people others who are lined up and making fat salaries and while the life of afghan ordinary afghans have not changed we of course we have had some things like media. communica
as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year alone it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in eight this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags...
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as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year alone it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in eight this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags from a watchdog monitory bad aid they say there's no way of ensuring all this money is going to the right place or whose hands the cash is falling into and that it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening well former and. some have become very rich including western officials well most afghans have been left with nothing. many countries thrive on this war they make money their n.g.o.s their un people others who are lined up and making fat salaries and while the life of afghan ordinary afghans have not changed we of course we have had some things like media. com
as if it's now a stable place just today reports of ten civilians killed by a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents now while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction of afghanistan and that this year alone it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in eight this as the afghan state is rated one of the most corrupt in the world despite red flags...
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the strike hit a suspected taliban hideouts. most of the dead were women and children. california police say they believe former los angeles police officer christopher dorner has died in a final standoff in the snowy mountains of big bear. a suspect believed to be dorner took refuge in a cabin after a car chase. a single gunshot was reportedly heard from within the cabin before it erupted in flames. officers are now testing the dead body recovered from the site to confirm they have dorner's remains. the shares deputy was killed in the gunfight between police and dorner, bringing his victims to four. >> he abandoned his vehicle, fled on foot into the forest, barricaded himself in a cabin, and at that time, there was an exchange of fire between law enforcement personnel outside the cabin and the suspect inside. after that fight, two that the sheriffs were shot. one of them died after being taken to loma linda. the second is in surgery and is expected to survive. >> this would end a manhunt after dorner promised to exact revenge on the lapd after his firing in 2008. the se
the strike hit a suspected taliban hideouts. most of the dead were women and children. california police say they believe former los angeles police officer christopher dorner has died in a final standoff in the snowy mountains of big bear. a suspect believed to be dorner took refuge in a cabin after a car chase. a single gunshot was reportedly heard from within the cabin before it erupted in flames. officers are now testing the dead body recovered from the site to confirm they have dorner's...
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northern part of the country has now left thirty five dead including twelve attackers the pakistan taliban was quick to claim responsibility ten civilians all from the same family and thirteen soldiers were among those killed a spokesman for the armed group said it was in retaliation for a drone strike on two taliban commanders last month and another blast yesterday just about sixty kilometers to the north left twenty six dead. the spanish prime minister has been forced to deny that he received more than two hundred fifty thousand euros worth of secret payments over a ten year period speaking in front of his conservative party not in order hoyer said he will post his tax declarations online to prove the allegations are false the scandal erupted last thursday in the national spanish newspaper published records allegedly showing prominent members of the ruling party taking hidden donations. a quarter of a million twitter users have had their accounts hacked at the company's information security director admitted user names e-mails and other data had been stolen along with logon passwords twi
northern part of the country has now left thirty five dead including twelve attackers the pakistan taliban was quick to claim responsibility ten civilians all from the same family and thirteen soldiers were among those killed a spokesman for the armed group said it was in retaliation for a drone strike on two taliban commanders last month and another blast yesterday just about sixty kilometers to the north left twenty six dead. the spanish prime minister has been forced to deny that he received...
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army outpost in the north of pakistan has killed thirty five including twelve attackers the pakistan taliban has already claimed responsibility ten civilians all from the same family and thirteen soldiers were among those killed a spokesman for the armed group said it was in retaliation for a drone strike on two taliban commanders last month another blast yesterday just sixty kilometers to the north left twenty six dead. but a prime minister has been forced to deny that he received more than two hundred fifty thousand euros worth of secret payments over a ten year period speaking in front of his conservative party mariano a whole said he will post his tax declarations online to prove the allegations falls the scandal erupted last thursday when national spanish newspaper published records allegedly showing prominent members of the ruling party taking hidden donations. a quarter of a million twitter users have had their accounts hacked the company's information security director admitted to usernames e-mails and other data had been stolen along with logon passwords twitter said professionals w
army outpost in the north of pakistan has killed thirty five including twelve attackers the pakistan taliban has already claimed responsibility ten civilians all from the same family and thirteen soldiers were among those killed a spokesman for the armed group said it was in retaliation for a drone strike on two taliban commanders last month another blast yesterday just sixty kilometers to the north left twenty six dead. but a prime minister has been forced to deny that he received more than...
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more world news now for you first to deadly violence in afghanistan where taliban insurgents have struck at a police base in the gaza new province in the east they shot at eleven officers and six others who were asleep at the time in an area of militant activity hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured in. a fire at an illegal market in india has claimed at least eighteen lives and loved dozens others wounded it happened in the city of calcutta which used to be called calcutta most of the victims were porters working in the sixty three building from where chemicals and plastics were sold toxic lass's gases i should say hampered rescue efforts by hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be the blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly about three people dead including the attacker and lenses and helicopters were scrambled to the wood processing plant in looser and have taken some critically ill victims to
more world news now for you first to deadly violence in afghanistan where taliban insurgents have struck at a police base in the gaza new province in the east they shot at eleven officers and six others who were asleep at the time in an area of militant activity hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured in. a fire at an illegal market in india has claimed at least eighteen lives and loved...
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bomber targeted a police post in the district a roadside bomb also claimed the lives of seven and the taliban militia and five suicide bombers died in a failed attack at a police outpost in the city of buffalo meanwhile pakistani politicians called for peace talks with the taliban as the country's main parties met in islamabad to. and iran says its military commander has been killed in syria by the rebels fighting against president assad tehran has. a member of the country's elite revolutionary guard and was killed on the highway as he was returning it to lebanon from damascus syrian rebels have repeatedly accused the islamic republic of sending fighters to buck assad in an attempt to crush the twenty two month old uprising a charge iran has repeatedly denied. massive flash mob dances have been held in more than two hundred countries across the globe to mark the day of action to end violence against women the one of billion rising campaign is aimed to highlight the issue of female oppression and sexism in society in india where recent brutal gang rape sparked protests throughout the country t
bomber targeted a police post in the district a roadside bomb also claimed the lives of seven and the taliban militia and five suicide bombers died in a failed attack at a police outpost in the city of buffalo meanwhile pakistani politicians called for peace talks with the taliban as the country's main parties met in islamabad to. and iran says its military commander has been killed in syria by the rebels fighting against president assad tehran has. a member of the country's elite revolutionary...
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and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the chances of success for minimal. i was not in the chain of command at that time. >> as deputy executive director, you receive the daily updates of capture, including techniques of interrogation and waterboarding, were used. we found 50 memos in the documents within the 6000 pages on which you were copied. what steps did you take to stop the cia from moving to techniques that you now say were objectionable at the time? >> i did not take steps to stop the techniques. i was not in the chain of command. i had the responsibility for overseeing the management of the agency and its various functions. i was aware of the program. i
and i encouraged certain action to be taken to put pressure on the taliban as well as bin laden. >> i take it that your answer to my question is that you did advise in favor of the cancellation of that operation. >> based on what i had known at the time, i did not think it was a worthwhile operation and i did not begin had a chance of success. >> the 9/11 commission noted that no capture plan before after 9/11 never obtained the same level of possible capture. >> the...
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as seen in the taliban's own video. time and again since the post was created in 2006, its defenses were tested by the taliban. but on that october morning in 2009, the enemy staged its fiercest attack yet. the high ground and their vastly superior numbers gave the taliban a huge advantage. eight americans would be killed in a battle that lasted from dawn till dusk. and would come to symbolize the end of a military strategy to hold remote mountainous outposts constantly under attack. but from the blood and embers, these faces of heroism. soldiers laying down their lives for their brothers. bravery rarely matched in american military history. good evening. i'm jake tapper. in the more than 11 years that the united states has been fighting in afghanistan, more than 2,000 americans have been killed in that war with more than 18,000 wounded. also during that time, presidents bush and obama have awarded six american service members the highest honor one can receive. the medal of honor for actions in that war. three of those
as seen in the taliban's own video. time and again since the post was created in 2006, its defenses were tested by the taliban. but on that october morning in 2009, the enemy staged its fiercest attack yet. the high ground and their vastly superior numbers gave the taliban a huge advantage. eight americans would be killed in a battle that lasted from dawn till dusk. and would come to symbolize the end of a military strategy to hold remote mountainous outposts constantly under attack. but from...
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street outside a shia mosque no group has yet claimed responsibility groups linked to al qaeda and the taliban have previously carried out similar attacks against the shia population . larry clinton america's sixty seven the secretary of state has formally stepped down from her post her successor senator john kerry will replace her after a swearing in ceremony friday resignation caps and especially to mulch us for your ten year mark by conflict revolutions and military interventions. serious blows to the reputation of the catholic church in germany have resulted in more and more worshippers turning their backs on the organization accusations of child abuse and sexual harassment over the priests who never see the inside of a courtroom are seen as the main reason for the drastically shrinking congregation just a warning you may find some of the details in the language and peter all over his report disturbing. the abuse of trust the destruction of faith the theft of innocence. in one nine hundred seventy nine i was invited to his house he locked the doors and forced me to drink what i now know wa
street outside a shia mosque no group has yet claimed responsibility groups linked to al qaeda and the taliban have previously carried out similar attacks against the shia population . larry clinton america's sixty seven the secretary of state has formally stepped down from her post her successor senator john kerry will replace her after a swearing in ceremony friday resignation caps and especially to mulch us for your ten year mark by conflict revolutions and military interventions. serious...
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street outside a shiite mosque no group has yet claimed responsibility groups linked to al qaeda and the taliban previously carried out similar attacks against the shia population . hillary clinton the united states sixty seven secretary of states formally resigned from her post her successor senator john kerry will replace or after a swearing in ceremony friday resignation caps an especially turbulent for your tenure marked by conflict revolutions and military intervention. at least nine people have been killed after carrying a truck or a truck carrying fireworks exploded in central china thirteen people also injured some of whom are in critical condition the blast caused the collapse of a part of a highway rescue workers are sifting through the debris for survivors the serious blows to the reputation of the german catholic church have resulted in more and more worshippers turning their backs on the institution child abuse and sexual harassment cases committed by priests that don't even get to court scene is the main reason for the drastically shrinking congregations just a warning you may find
street outside a shiite mosque no group has yet claimed responsibility groups linked to al qaeda and the taliban previously carried out similar attacks against the shia population . hillary clinton the united states sixty seven secretary of states formally resigned from her post her successor senator john kerry will replace or after a swearing in ceremony friday resignation caps an especially turbulent for your tenure marked by conflict revolutions and military intervention. at least nine...
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and the voice the taliban tried to silence. the inspiration and recovery of mulala. for the first time today she is speaking out in her own words. this is an dre mitchell reports only on msnbc. nobody insures more bikes than progressive. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. some brokerage firms are. but way too many aren't. why? because selling their funds makes them more money. which makes you wonder. isn't that a conflict? go to e-trade. we've got over 8,000 mutual funds and not one of them has our name on it. e-trade. less for us. more for you. >>> in our headlines t
and the voice the taliban tried to silence. the inspiration and recovery of mulala. for the first time today she is speaking out in her own words. this is an dre mitchell reports only on msnbc. nobody insures more bikes than progressive. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in...
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in afghanistan we won on the ground and now we will be negotiating with the taliban and instead of in powering the afghani civil society. i could go on for not africa. lou: and judy miller is shaking her head. are you next going to say you endorse negotiating with terrorists? >> i don't, but on the other hand, they are there. lou: they do have that fundamental advantage in the negotiation. >> they are not going home, not waiting for the victory parade. they are there and you must deal with them. lou: or you have to eliminate them. >> or you have to eliminate them. lou: that was our option over two administrations, and we chose not to follow. >> i think it is impossible to eliminate all of them in a democracy like ours. lou: speaking of disasters, your quick reaction, if i may, to the confirmation of chuck hegel. >> it is simple. there isothing new here. this policy will be the policy of the administration and though he represented better than secretary clinton because he will try to engage the iranian without the iranian people. he will try to see how he can settle the issue in syria
in afghanistan we won on the ground and now we will be negotiating with the taliban and instead of in powering the afghani civil society. i could go on for not africa. lou: and judy miller is shaking her head. are you next going to say you endorse negotiating with terrorists? >> i don't, but on the other hand, they are there. lou: they do have that fundamental advantage in the negotiation. >> they are not going home, not waiting for the victory parade. they are there and you must...
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caller: my question is, does the taliban published media? and is there -- what would he like to see the americans do before we totally withdraw in 2014? host: can ask you and your first question, are you asking if the taliban has its own media outlet? caller: yes, and to the published regularly? do they have access to reporters or have access to taliban spokespersons? host: got it. guest: first of all, the taliban does not have any publication in afghanistan, but some papers in pakistan. they are able to distribute their papers in bordering provinces. it is not a lot. there is a mobile radio that claims to be from taliban and some of the bordering provinces of afghanistan, but it is not a permanent radio station. as i said, it is mobile. sometimes it is on, and sometimes it is off. a taliban spokesperson, they're having access to a number of telephone numbers of journalists. they are sending voice messages or calling journalists if there is any activity from them. they're just sending messages and things. host: to get their side out? guest:
caller: my question is, does the taliban published media? and is there -- what would he like to see the americans do before we totally withdraw in 2014? host: can ask you and your first question, are you asking if the taliban has its own media outlet? caller: yes, and to the published regularly? do they have access to reporters or have access to taliban spokespersons? host: got it. guest: first of all, the taliban does not have any publication in afghanistan, but some papers in pakistan. they...
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kilometers south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a boss army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. a fire at an illegal market in the city of calcutta in india has claimed at least a lot eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the six story building for more chemicals and classics were sold toxic gases hampered the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be to blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly left three people dead including the killer seven others were wounded when the attackers struck during breakfast in a canteen at a wood processing plant near the cern souter's identity and motives are not yet known although gun ownership is high in switzerland shooting crimes are very low. immigrants all. didn't have to meet acceptance criteria but in israel it's been revealed some women have been forcibly medicate
kilometers south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a boss army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. a fire at an illegal market in the city of calcutta in india has claimed at least a lot eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the six story building for more chemicals and classics were sold toxic gases hampered the...
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south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who is still in training and just hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus that was carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. by fire at an illegal market in the city of call cut in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives of. dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working the sixty three building at the time from where chemicals and plastics were stored yet you guessed it toxic gases then the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters have attended the early morning blaze they figured electrical fault caused it all. small clip there for now and american the classical pianist van cliburn he helps bridge cold war tensions he's died at the age of seventy eight his victory in the first overture cost international competition here in moscow back in one.
south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who is still in training and just hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus that was carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. by fire at an illegal market in the city of call cut in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives of. dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working the sixty three building at the time from where chemicals and plastics were stored yet...
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martha: she has become a symbol of freedom and taliban oppression. the amazing story of this pakistani girl who was shot in the head on her way to school by the taliban. she is doing much better and she has a lot to say. her message is a coming up. gregg: she's accused of murdering her boyfriend. now she has taken the witness stand and told the jury, yes, i did it. >> at the time i had plans to commit suicide. soy was extremely confident no jury would convict me because i didn't expect any of you to be here. i didn't expect to be here. ssor. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. martha: fox news alert. an immigration hearing is getting underway any moment now in the house stkwrao judiciary. president obama is pushin
martha: she has become a symbol of freedom and taliban oppression. the amazing story of this pakistani girl who was shot in the head on her way to school by the taliban. she is doing much better and she has a lot to say. her message is a coming up. gregg: she's accused of murdering her boyfriend. now she has taken the witness stand and told the jury, yes, i did it. >> at the time i had plans to commit suicide. soy was extremely confident no jury would convict me because i didn't expect...
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troops are also focused on the south around kandahar, the birthplace of the taliban. now, it's been announced that the afghans will be taking then lead in the spring. but what we've seen for ourselves is u.s. forces fighting right alongside them, providing the firepower, air support and medical evacuation. >> pelley: charlie d'agata in kabul. charlie, thank you. the president's facing anotheronal national security challenge tonight. late last night, north korea conducted an underground nuclear test, its third test. this could be a crucial step toward building a bomb that could fit on a missile capable of striking the u.s. the u.n. security council condemned north korea's test and the u.s. is threatening to impose additional economic sanctions. at the state of the union address tonight, there will be a great deal said about compromise and bipartisanship, but in reality, there seems to be very m little mood for it. today, in a meeting withrt reporters but no cameras, johnsp boehner, the republican speakerid t of the house, said this of the president and deficit reductio
troops are also focused on the south around kandahar, the birthplace of the taliban. now, it's been announced that the afghans will be taking then lead in the spring. but what we've seen for ourselves is u.s. forces fighting right alongside them, providing the firepower, air support and medical evacuation. >> pelley: charlie d'agata in kabul. charlie, thank you. the president's facing anotheronal national security challenge tonight. late last night, north korea conducted an underground...
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it's now a stable place with just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid and that's despite red flags coming from a committee monitoring aid that there's no way of ensuring all this money is going to the right place or whose hands in fact the cash is falling into the watchdog also saying it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening sounds pretty chaotic to me but let's try to find out more we can now cross live to kabul we're joined by former and people at a collateral list diode sultanzoy thanks for being with us i want to start with obama saying that the main goal is to ensure chaos doesn't come back to afghanistan if we analyze that i
it's now a stable place with just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid...
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it's now a stable place but just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid and that's despite red flags coming from a committee monitoring aid that there's no way of ensuring all this money is going to the right place or whose hands in fact the cash is falling into the watchdog also saying it's too dangerous in many places in afghanistan to safely observe what's happening sounds pretty chaotic to me but let's try to find out more we can now cross live to kabul we're joined by former and political analyst. thanks for being with us i want to start with obama saying that the main goal is to ensure chaos doesn't come back to afghanistan if we analyze that it almost sounds like he s
it's now a stable place but just today ten civilians were reported killed in a nato strike targeting taliban insurgents only four militants were killed it's also rated one of the most corrupt countries in the world and while obama spent most of his speech talking about the economy and taxes domestically he failed to mention that so far the u.s. has invested over one hundred billion dollars in reconstruction and that this year it's expected another thirty billion dollars could be spent in aid...
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country you know the economic stability preventing the country from being taken over once again by the taliban which is a. has for a long time been an enemy of iran and so there are all these sort of converging interests and these potential fault lines where these interests can be undermined because of the confrontation between the u.s. and iran i think it's very unrealistic to think that the u.s. is going to be able to leave afghanistan and simultaneously be continuing its its policy of you know crippling iran economically and trying to contain it economically when it is such a sort of important integrated part of that area of the world well let's talk about how integrated they are i mean we had the twenty thirteen national defense authorization act that was just authorized recently and they had some of the harshest sanctions against iran but there was an explicit exception and i do want to say this reconstruction assistance and economic development for afghanistan when it comes to iranian fuel purchases says that basically the president can agree to these iranian fuel purchases if it's in u.
country you know the economic stability preventing the country from being taken over once again by the taliban which is a. has for a long time been an enemy of iran and so there are all these sort of converging interests and these potential fault lines where these interests can be undermined because of the confrontation between the u.s. and iran i think it's very unrealistic to think that the u.s. is going to be able to leave afghanistan and simultaneously be continuing its its policy of you...
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and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u.s. side counterterrorism error and all that. so i think what military posture the u.s. agrees to keep in after 2014, and that will effect what nato agrees to do, are the non-u.s. part of nato i think will have a big effect what happens in afghanistan in terms of this question. we should be able to preclude that if that's what we're determined to do. >> rose: finally, are you su
and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after...